full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war
full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia starting on 24 February 2022, part of Russo-Ukrainian War
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Summary
full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war is a war[1]. It ranks in the top 0.1% of war entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153,602 views/month, #1 of 968).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Ukraine[3], Russia[4], Belarus[5]
- Instance of: military operation[6], offensive[7], invasion[8], undeclared war[9], international conflict[10], war of aggression[11], total war[12], violation of international law[13]
- Follows: prelude to the Russian invasion of Ukraine[14]
- Location: Eastern Europe[15], Ukraine[16], Russia[17], Crimea[18]
- Part of: post-Soviet conflicts[19], Russo-Ukrainian war[20]
- Commons category: 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine[21]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[22]
- Foundational text: Putin's invasion of Ukraine speech[23]
- Said to be the same as: special military operation[24]
- Has part(s): eastern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine[25], southern front of the Russo-Ukrainian war[26], Northeastern Ukraine offensive[27], 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive[28], Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts[29], Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure[30], war crimes in the Russo-Ukrainian war[31], attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war[32], 2022 Kherson counteroffensive[33], Belarusian and Russian partisan movement[34], Kyiv Offensive (2022)[35], Positionen von Religionsgemeinschaften zum russischen Überfall auf die Ukraine 2022[36], 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive[37], Battle of Nowohrodiwka[38]
- Target: Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts[39]
- Start time: February 24, 2022[40]
- Point in time: February 24, 2022[41]
- Participant: Russia[42], Belarus[43], Donetsk People's Republic[44], Luhansk People's Republic[45], Ukraine[46], Armed Forces of Ukraine[47], Russian Armed Forces[48], International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine[49], Georgian Legion[50], Russian irregular forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine[51]
- Significant event: Mass killings during the Siege of Mariupol[52], Bucha massacre[53]
Why It Matters
full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 228 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]